2012 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class mirror

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ringof thedevi cewill void any
warr anties, and isno tp ermit tedbythe
FCC. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse in
any non-approved way.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser’s authorit yto
operate theequipment.
For Blind SpotAssist toassist youwhen
driving, theradar sensor system mustbe
activat ed(Ypage 236)and operation al.
Monitoring rangeofthe sensors
Blind SpotAssist monitorsthe area shown in
the figure upto10 ft(3 m) behind and
immediately adjacenttoyour vehicle. G
WARNIN
G Blind
SpotAssist monitorscert ainareas inthe
immediate vicinityof your vehicle. Vehicles
that approach anddrive pastathigh speeds
are not detect ed.There isno display andno
warning.
If the lanes arevery wide, itmay notbe
possible tomonit orthe complete widthofthe
neighboring lane.Forthis reason, vehicles in
the next lanemaynotbedetect ed,especially
if they aredriving inastaggered formation.
This may bethe case ifvehicles aredriving at
that edge oftheir lanewhich isfurthest away
from yourvehicle. Always
payatten tiontotraffic conditionsand
your surroundings. Otherwise,youmay failto
recogn izedangers intime, cause anaccident
and injure yourself andothers.
If the lanes arenarrow, vehicles drivinginthe
lane beyond thelane next toyour vehicle may
be indicated, especially ifthe vehicles arenot
driving inthe middle oftheir lane. Thismay
be the case ifthe vehicles aredriving onthe
inner sideoftheir lane.
Due tothe nature ofthe system:
R warnings maybeissued inerror when
driving closetocrash barriers orsimilar
solid laneborders.
R warnings maybeinterr upted whendriving
alongside longvehicles, suchastruck s,for
a prolonged time.
The two sensors forBlind SpotAssist are
integr atedintothesides ofthe rear bumper.
Make surethatthebumper isfree from dirt,
ice orslush around thesensors. Therear
sensors mustnotbecovered, forexample by
bicycle racksoroverhanging loads.Following
a severe impact orinthe event ofdamage to
the bumpers, havethefunct ionofthe radar
sensors checkedataquali fiedspecialist
workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-B enz
Center. BlindSpotAssist mayotherwise not
work properly.
Indicator andwarning display :
Yellow indicator lamp/red warninglamp
When BlindSpotAssist isactivated, indicator
lamp :lights upyellow inthe exter ior
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(30
km/h). When thevehic lespeed exceeds
20 mph (30km/h), theindic atorlamp goes
out and BlindSpot Assistisready foruse.
When yourspeed exceeds approx imately
20 mph (30km/h), warnin glamp :light sup
red ontheco rrespo nding side when evera
vehicl eis detected inthe blind spot
monitoring range.Thiswarning isalw ays
given when avehicl eenters theblind spot
monitoring rangefrombehindorfrom the
side .When youarepassing another vehicle,
the warning isemitted onlyifthe difference
in speed isless than 7mph (12km/h).
The yellow indicator lampgoesoutifreverse
gear isengaged. Inthis event, BlindSpot
Assist isno longer active.
The brightness ofthe indicator/warnin g
lamps isadjusted automatically accordingto
the ambient light. G
WARNING Blind
SpotAssist isnot active atspeeds under
approximately 20mph (30km/h). The
indicator lampsinthe exterior mirrorsare
yellow .Vehicles inthe monit oringrange are
then notindicat ed.
Always payatten tiontotraff iccon ditions and
your surroundin gs.Other wise,youmay failto
recogn izedangers intime, cause anacciden t
and injure yourself andother s.
Collisio nwarning
If avehicle isdetec tedinthe monit oringrange
of Blind SpotAssist andyouswitch onthe turn
signal, adouble warning tonesounds. Red
warning lamp:flashes. Ifthe turn signal
remains on,detect edvehicles areindicated
by the flashing ofred warning lamp:.There
are nofurther warning tones.
Switching onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethattheradar sensor system
(Y page 236)andBlind SpotAssist (Y
page 232)areactivated inthe on-board
computer.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lock.
Warning lamps:light upred inthe
exterior mirrorsforapproximately 1.5
seconds andthen turnyellow.
Tra iler towing
When youattach atrailer, makesureyouhave
correct lyestablished theelectrical
conn ection. Thiscanbeaccomplished by
check ingthe trailer lighting. Inthis event,
Blind SpotAssist isdeactivated. Theindicator
lamp inthe exterior mirrorslightsupyell ow,
and the Blind
SpotAssist Currently Unavailable
SeeOperator's Manual message
appearsinthe multifunction
displa y. i
You
candeactivate theindicator lampsin
the exterior mirrors.
To do so, switch offBlind SpotAssist when:
R the SmartK eyisin position 2in the
ignition lock.
R the engine isnot running.
R the electrical connection tothe trailer
has been established.
Lane Keeping Assist Import
antsafety notes
Lane Keeping Assistmonitors thearea in
front ofyour vehicle bymeans ofacamera at
the top ofthe windshield. LaneKeeping Assist
detect slane markings onthe road andwarns
you before youleave yourlane
uninten tionally. 200
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R
you swit chon thetur nsignals .Int his event,
the warnings aresuppressed foracertain
period oftime.
R adriving safetysystem interven es,such as
ABS ,BAS orESP ®
.
Adapt ive
If Adaptive is
selected, nowarning vibration
occurs if:
R you switch onthe turn signals. Inthis event,
the warnings aresuppressed foracertain
period oftime.
R adriving safetysystem interven es,e.g.
ABS ,BAS orESP ®
.
R you accelerate hard,e.g.kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively, e.g.swerve toavoid an
obstacle orchange lanequickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend.
In order thatyouarewarned onlywhen
necessary andingood timeifyou cross the
lane marking, thesystem recogniz escertain
condition sand warns youaccordingly.
The warning vibration occursearlierif:
R you approach theouter lanemarking ona
bend.
R the road hasvery wide lanes, e.g.a
freeway.
R the system recogniz essolid lanemarkings.
The warning vibration occurslaterif:
R the road hasnarrow lanes.
R you cutthe corner onabend. Active
Driving Assistance package
General notes The
Active Driving Assistanc epackage
consist sof DIS TRONIC PLUS(Ypage 169),
Act ive Blind SpotAssist (Ypage 202)and
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist(Ypage 205). Active
BlindSpotAssist Import
antsafety notes
Act ive Blind SpotAssist usesaradar sensor
system tomonitor theside areas ofyour
vehicle whichareinback ofthe driver. A
warning displayin the exterior mirrorsdraws
your attent iontovehicles detectedinthe
monitored area.Ifyou then switch onthe
corresponding turnsignal tochange lane,you
will also receive anoptical andaudible
collision warning. Ifarisk oflateral collision
is detect ed,correct ivebraking mayhelp you
avoid acollision. Tosupport thecourse-
correct ingbrake application, Active Blind
Spot Assist alsouses theforward-facing radar
sensor system. Active Blind SpotAssist
supports youfrom speeds ofapproximately
20 mph (30km/h). G
WARNING Act
ive Blind SpotAssist isonly anaid, and
may detect vehicles/obstacles incorrectlyor
not atall.
The system maybeimpaired ormay not
funct ionif:
R there ispoor visibili ty,e.g. due tosnow,
rain, fogorspray.
R the rear and/or frontsensors aredirty.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist maynotdetect
narrow vehicles, suchasmotorc yclesor
bicycles, ormay onlydetect themtoolate. It
cannot detectvehicles thatareovertaken at
a small distance andthen enter theblind spot
area.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist cannot detectroad
and traffic condition s.Itis not asubstitute for
attent ivedriving. Youareresponsible forthe
vehicle's speed,braking ingood time, and
steering correctly.Always adaptyourdriving
style tosuit theprevailing roadandweather
condition s.Always payattent iontotraffic
condition sand your surroundings. Otherwise,
you may failtorecogniz edangers intime,
cause anaccident andinjure yourself and
others. 202
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Indi
catorand warning displa y :
Yellow indicat orlamp/ redwarn inglamp
When ActiveBlin dSpo tAssist isactivated,
indicator lamp:lights upyell ow inthe
exterior mirrorsuptoav ehicle speed of
20 mph (30km/ h).When thevehicle speed
exc eeds 20mph (30km/ h),the indicat or
lamp goesoutand Active Blind SpotAssist is
ready foruse.
When yourspeed exceeds approximat ely
20 mph (30km/ h),warning lamp:lights up
red onthe corr espondin gside whenever a
vehicle isdetec tedinthe blind spot
monit oringrange. Thiswarning isalway s
given when avehicle enters the blind spot
monit oringrange frombehind orfrom the
side. When youarepassing anothervehicle,
the warning isemitt edonly ifthe differen ce
in speed isless than 7mph (12km/ h).
The yellow indicatorlamp goesoutifrevers e
gear isengaged. Inthis event ,Ac tive Blind
Spot Assist isno longer active.
The brightn essofthe indicat or/warn ing
lamps isadjusted automatic allyaccor dingto
the ambient light. G
WARN
ING Act
iveBlind SpotAssist isnot active atspeeds
lower than20mph (30km/ h).The indicat or
lamps inthe exterior mirror sare yellow.
Vehicles inthe monit oringrange arethen not
indicat ed.
Always payatten tiontotraff iccon ditions and
your surroundin gs.Other wise,youmay failto recogn
izedangers intime, cause anacciden t
and injur eyourself andother s.
Visua land audible collision warnings
If you switch onthe appropriate turnsignals
and avehicle isdetec tedinthe side
monit oringrange, youwillreceive avisual and
acoustic collisionwarning. Youwillhear a
double warning toneand redwarning
lamp :flashes. Ifthe turn signal remains on,
vehicles detectedareindicat edbythe
flashing ofred warning lamp:.Thereareno
further warning tones.
Course-correcting brakeapplication
If Act ive Blind SpotAssist detectsa risk ofa
lateral collision inthe monitorin grange, a
course-corr ectingbrakeapplication iscarried
out. This ismeant toassist youinavoiding a
collision.
The course-corr ectingbrakeapplication is
availa bleinthe range between 20mph
(30 km/h) and120 mph (200 km/h).
If acourse-corr ectingbrakeapplication
occurs, redwarning lamp:flashes inthe
exterior mirrorandthefollowing isshown in
the multifunction display,for example: G
WARNING Act
ive Blind SpotAssist isonly anaid
designed toassist driving. Itis not asubstitute
for attent ivedriving. Insome cases, the
course-corr ectingbrakeapplication isnot
sufficient toavoid acollision. Insuch acase,
you must steer, brakeoraccelerate.
In very rarecases, thesystem may
erroneously detectadanger ofcollision inthe
area ofcrash barriers orsimilar laneborders
and apply thebrakes. ActiveBlind SpotAssist
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user
s.Alwa ysmak esure that there is
suff icientdist anceon theside forother traff ic
or obst acles.An inap propriat ebrak e
applic ationm aybe interr upte dat any timeif
you steer sligh tlyintheoppos itedire ction or
acc eler ate.
You arerespon sible fordriv ingatappro priate
spee ds,brak ingingood time,and steeri ng
cor rectly. Always adaptyourdrivingstyle to
suit theprev ailingroad andweat her
con dition s.Always payattent ion totraff ic
con dition sand your surroundings. Other wise,
you may failtorec ogn izedang ersintim e,
caus ean acc iden tand inju reyoursel fand
othe rs.
The rewillbe either nooronl ya we ak cou rse-
corr ectingbra keapplica tionif:
R there arevehi cles orobsta cles,e.g.crash
barri ers,locatedonboth sidesof you r
vehi cle.
R avehi cleapp roache syou tooclose lyat the
side .
R you have adopted asporty drivingstyle with
high cornering speeds.
R you clearlybrake oraccel erate.
R adrivi ngsafe tysys tem intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake.
R ESP ®
is swi tched off.
R the off-road programisswitched on.
R aloss oftire pressure oradefective tireis
detected.
Switching onActive BlindSpotAssist
X Make surethattheradar sensor system
(Y page 236)andActive Blind SpotAssist
(Y page 232)areactivated inthe on-board
computer.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 2in the
ignition lock.
Warning lamps:light upred inthe
exterior mirrorsforapproximately 1.5
seconds andthen turnyellow. Tra
iler towing
When youattach atrailer, makesureyouhave
correct lyestablished theelectrical
conn ection. Thiscanbeaccomplished by
checkin gthe trailer lighting. ActiveBlind Spot
Assist isthen deactivated. Theindicator lamp
lights upyell owinthe exterior mirrorsandthe Active
BlindSpotAssist Currently Unavailable
SeeOperator's Manual message
appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
Active LaneKeeping Assis t Importa
ntsafety notes
Act iveLane Keeping Assistmonitors thearea
in front ofyour vehicle bymeans ofacamera
at the top ofthe windshiel d.Act ive Lane
Keeping Assistdetects lanemarkings onthe
road andwarns youbefore youleave your
lane unintent ionally.Ify ou do not react tothe
warning, alane-cor rectingapplication ofthe
brakes canbring thevehicle backintothe
original lane. :
Active Lane Keeping Assistcamera
If you have selected the Display
Unit Speed-/Odome
ter (Y
page 233)functionin
the on-board computer andselect km as
the
unit ofmeasurement, Active Lane Keeping
Assist isactive fromspeeds of60 km/ h.If
the miles display
unitisselected, the
assistance rangebegins at40 mph. G
WARNIN
G Act
ive Lane Keeping Assistdoesnotkeep
your vehicle inits lane. Itis only anaid and Driving
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G
WARNING Do
not disconnect atrail erwith anengag ed
overru nbrake. Otherwi se,you rhand could
bec ome trapped between thebumpe rand
trai lerd rawb ar.
Observe themaximu mpermissible trailer
dimension s(width andlengt h).
Most federal statesand allCanadian
provin cesrequire bylaw:
R safety chains between thetowing vehicle
and thetrailer. Thechains should becross -
wound underthetrailer drawbar. Theymust
be fasten edtothe vehicle's trailer
coupling, nottothe bumper orthe axle.
Allow forenough playinthe chains to
facilitat eturn ingtight corners.
R aseparate brakesystem forcert aintypes
of trailer.
R asafety switch forbraked trailers. Check
the specific legalrequirement sapplicable
to your federal state.
If the trailer detaches fromthetowing
vehicle, thesafety switch applies the
trailer's brakes.
! Donot connectthe trailer's brakesystem
(if featured) tothe hydrau licbrake system
of the towing vehicle, asthe latter is
equipp edwith ananti-lock brakesystem.
Doing sowill result inaloss offunct ionof
the brake systems ofboth thevehicle and
the trailer.
X Make surethattheautomatic transmission
is set toposition P.
X Apply thevehicle's electricparking brake.
X Start theengine.
X Vehicles withtheAIRMATIC package:
select highway level.
X Vehicles withtheadaptive damping
system: setADS toAUTO orCOMF.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Close alldoors andthetailgate.
X Coupl eup the trailer.
X Est ablish allelectrical connections. i
Vehicles
withtheAIRMATIC package:
if you couple upatrailer, thevehicle always
remains athighway level.When coupling up
a trailer, please observe thefollowing:
R ifhighway levelhasnotbeen set
manually ,the vehicle willautomatically
sink tohighway levelassoon asit
reaches aspeed of5m ph(8km/ h).
R high-spe edlevel isnot available.
These restrictions apply toall access ories
powered through acon nection tothe trailer
power socketofyour vehicle, e.g.abicycle
carrier . Towing
atrail er
Th ere arenum erouslega lreq uirem ents
conce rning the towingofatra iler, e.g.speed
rest rictions. Make surethatyour vehicle/
trailer combin ationcomplies withthelocal
requiremen tsnot only inyour areaof
residen cebut also atany location towhich
you aretrav eling. Thepolice andlocal
authorit iescan provide reliableinformation .
Please observe thefollowing whentowinga
trailer:
R To acquaint yourselfwithdrivin gwith a
trailer andwith theresultin gchang esto
handling, youshould practicecorn ering,
stoppin gand backin gup inatraf fic-free
location .
R Befor edrivin g,chec k:
- the trailer towhitch
- the safety switchfor braked trailers
- the safety chains
- the elect ricalconnection s
- the lights
- the wheels
R Adj ust the exterior mirror sto provide an
unobst ructedview ofthe rear sectionofthe
trailer.
R Ifthe trailer features electronic ally
con trolled brakes, pullaway thevehicle/
trailer combin ationcarefully, manually 216
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Setting
theambient lightingcolor
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Settings
menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Light submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Ambient
lightcolor funct
ion.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toset the
color to SOLAR , NEUTRAL or POLAR .
X Press thea or% button tosave the
settin g.
Activating/deactivating surround
lighting andexterior lightingdelayed
switch-off
If you have activated the Lighting: funct
ion
and thelight switch isin the c orÃ
position, thefollowing functionsareactive
when itis dark:
R Surr ound lighting: theexterior lighting
remains litfor 40seconds afterunlocking
with thekey. Ifyou start theengine, the
surround lightingisswitched offand the
automatic headlampmode isactivated
(Y page 110).
R Exterior lightingdelayed switch-off: the
exterior lightingremains litfor 60seconds
after theengine hasbeen switched off.If
you close allthe doors, theexterior lighting
goes offafter 15seconds.
If you activate the Lighting: funct
ion,the
following lightupdepending onthe vehicle's
equipment:
R the parking lamps
R the daytime runninglamps
R the side marker lamps
R the surround lightinginthe exterior mirrors
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Sett. menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Lights submenu. X
Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Locator
Lighting: funct
ion.
You willsee theselected setting: Enabled
or Disabled .
X Press thea button tosave thesettin g.
Deactivat ingdelay edswitch-of fofthe
exterior lightingtemporarily:
X Before leaving thevehicle, turnthe
SmartK eytoposition 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the
ignition lockandback toposition 0.
The exterior lightingdelayedswitch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off ofthe exterior lightingis
reactivated thenext time youstart the
engine.
Activating/deactivating theinterior
lighting delayed switch-off
If you activate the Interior
Lighting Delay funct
ion,theinterior lighting remains
on for 20seconds afteryouremove the
SmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Settings
menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Lights submenu.
X Press thea button toconfirm .
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Interior
LightingDelay: funct
ion.
You willsee theselected setting: Enabled
or Disabled .
X Press thea button tosave thesettin g.
Vehicle Activating/deactivating
theautom atic
door locking feature
If you select the Automatic
DoorLock: funct
ion,thevehicle iscent rally locked above
a speed ofaround 9mph(15 km/ h). Menus
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wheel
whentheeasy-e ntry/e xitfeat ure is
act ivat ed.
To stop steerin gwheel movemen t,mov e
st eerin gwheel adjustment lever orpres sone
of themem oryposit ionbutt ons.
Do not leave childrenunat tended inthe
vehic le,orwith access toan unloc kedvehic le.
Childre ncould open thedriver's doorand
uninten tionally activate theeasy-entry/ex it
feature, whichcouldresult inan accident
and/or serious personal injury.
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Sett. menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Convenience submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Easy
Entry/Exit funct
ion.
You willsee theselected setting: Enabled
or Disabled .
X Press thea button tosave thesetting.
Switching thebelt adjustm enton/off
For further informat iononbelt adjustmen t
(Y page 52).
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Settings
menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Convenience submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Belt
Adjustment funct
ion.
You willsee theselected setting: Enabled
or Disabled .
X Press thea button tosave thesetting.
Switching theFold inmirr orswhen
locking function on/off
If you switch onthe Fold Mirrors in when
Locking funct
ion,theexter iormirrors foldin
when youlock thevehicle. Ifyou unlock the
vehicle andthen open thedriver's orfront - passenger
door,theexter iormirrors foldout
again.
If you have switched thefunct iononand you
fold theexter iormirrors inusing thebutton
on the door (Ypage 103), theywillnotfold
out automatically. Theexter iormirrors can
then onlybefolded outusing thebutton on
the door.
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Sett. menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Convenience submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
X Press the: or9 toselect the Fold
Mirrors
inwhen Locking: funct
ion.
You willsee theselected setting: Enabled
or Disabled .
X Press thea button tosave thesetting.
Resetting tofactory settings For
safety reasons, the Daytime
Running Lights: funct
ioninthe Lights submenu
is
only reset when thevehicle isstation ary.
X Press the= or; button onthe
steering wheeltoselect the Settings
menu.
X Press the: or9 button toselect the Factory
Setting submenu.
X Press thea button toconf irm.
The Reset
AllSettings? message
appears.
X Press the: or9 button toselect No or Yes .
X Press thea button toconf irmthe
selection.
If you select Yes ,
the multifunct iondisplay
shows aconf irmation message. Menus
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